The ‘‘Justice Against Sponsors of Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2023’’ would give provide legal jurisdiction for victims of America’s fentanyl epidemic, which kills over 70,000 people annually.
"should reasonably anticipate being brought to court in the United States to answer for that conduct."
The production of America’s number one killer — fentanyl — often begins in China, with creation of the drug’s precursor chemicals. Then, those chemicals arewhere fentanyl is manufactured and subsequently distributed primarily by the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels. "The use of CMLOs [Chinese Money Laundering Organizations] by the cartels simplifies the money laundering process and streamlines the purchase of precursor chemicals utilized in manufacturing drugs," she said."The scheme involves the largest banks in China, which are also the largest banks in the world," according tofrom the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Wednesday."While the Biden administration is focused on combating U.S.
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